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Posted: 03/17/2009 06:45:12 PM PDT

PASADENA – One man remained in critical condition and two others were in serious condition Tuesday following an explosion that ripped apart a delivery truck fueled by compressed natural gas.

Fire Department officials said Cal Osha, the state agency that investigates workplace accidents, is looking into the cause of Monday afternoon’s blast.

"Investigators were there from our Monrovia district office. At this time, all we have is preliminary information," Cal Osha spokeswoman Erika Monterozza said Tuesday.

The agency’s investigations typically take two to three months to complete, but Cal Osha by law has six months to complete such probes, Monterozza said.

Employees who were evacuated from Dy-Dee Diaper Service on California Boulevard in Pasadena due to a Dy-Dee Diaper Service truck explosion. The truck was converted to run on natural gas tank and exploded, injuring three people. (SGVN/Staff Photo by Walt Mancini/SXCity)

The 4:30 p.m. accident occurred while employees of California Linen Services, 40 E. California Blvd., were refueling a delivery truck that operates on compressed natural gas. Officials believe a gas tank exploded, destroying the truck. 

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Cal Osha investigating blast – Pasadena Star-News

Posted by John Astad at OSHA Underground

The Combustible Dust Policy Institute found through researching media accounts in 2008 that over 150+ combustible dust related fires and explosions occurred in the manufacturing, non-manufacturing and utility sectors in the United States. Over 30% of these incidents are repeats of prior fires and explosions that fire departments are responding to. Subsequently, these reoccurring incidents go unnoticed by OSHA, unless there are at least three injuries or one fatality. 

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OSHA Underground: 2008 Dust Explosions and Fires Overview

By GREG BAKER Associated Press Writer

Feb 22nd, 2009 | TAIYUAN, China — A state news agency says a gas explosion has ripped through a coal mine in northern China, killing at least 73 miners and injuring 113 others.

Xinhua News Agency says the pre-dawn blast Sunday occurred while 436 workers were in the Tunlan Coal Mine in Gujiao city near Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province.

It did not say how many workers remained trapped in the shaft but earlier reports said at least 65 were still underground.  To read the rest of the story click on the link below.

73 workers die, 113 injured in China mine blast – Salon.com